Under the leadership keyboardist/composer of Lao Tizer, his band Tizer excel in original jazz, rock, classical and Afro-Cuban styles. For piano miking, Tizer himself relies on a stereo-matched pair of AKG C414 microphones for his recorded performances.
Having searched for a mic that with a strong studio presence that would place the piano at the front of his band’s mixes, he settled on AKG’s C414 XLS multi-pattern large-diaphragm condenser mics for their transparency and flexibility.
‘The C414s are very versatile mics,’ he says. ‘I immediately noticed the stereo matching is great for when I’m recording with the piano,’ said Tizer. ‘You can use them for anything from guitar to overheads, strings and pianos. I use them for many things, but mostly I use them because they’re capable of capturing a winning tone from my grand piano.’
Prior to his choice of the C414, Tizer found it difficult to get the disambiguation he sought with other microphone set-ups in the studio: ‘It is vital for a mic to capture everything that I do, and not the bleed from other instruments,’ he explains. ‘I have noticed that AKG microphone pickup patterns are good at getting specific tones from acoustic instruments, and that is why I recommend the C414s to anyone that is recording.’
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